Hi all,
So I made the move and bought it. Here are my findings:
*Maker + Model:* Acer 5738ZG. That's a little upgraded in comparison to
the original model suggested - with 4GB RAM and NVIDIA GPU. The rest of
the specs are the same.
*Distro Installed: *Ubuntu 9.04, amd64.*
*
*Wifi:* worked out of the box (atheros).
*Touchpad:* Worked out of the box, but disabling it and then trying to
enable it - it is not enabled, until X (or was it machine?) restart.
Anybody got a link for a solution?
*Card Reader:* Worked out of the box, at least with SD card (didn't try
other types).
*X: *This laptop model is equipped with NVIDIA G105M chipset. I didn't
work out of the box: ubuntu installed its latest nvidia drivers but
those were too old to know this card. When vesa or some other default
driver was used, X run, but not in optimal resolution and no
acceleration. I battled it too much apparently and all you need to do is
install the latest drivers from nvidia (185), skipping the ubuntu repos
driver, and use a nice(?) xorg.conf I've found on the web (for laptops
with my GPU/screen specs).
*Power management:* with the nvidia driver mentioned above used, power
management worked perfectly. I configured my laptop to do as I wish upon
lead closing (for AC/battery) and it works smoothly. CPU Scaling was
also perfectly supported.
*Bluetooth? *not on this model. just ordered a tiny BT USB dongle. Hope
that it works... .
*WebCam:* not working out of the box. Haven't really tried setting it up
yet.
*Sound:* worked out of the box.
*Anything else? *mail me for questions... .
Boaz.
Boaz Rymland wrote:
Hi all,
Can anyone provide feedback on the following Acer laptop, or any other
Acer Linux based laptops? (Interestingly, searching for "linux" word
in laptop section in zap.co.il shows almost exclusively only Acer
results: http://zap.co.il/models.aspx?sog=C-PCLaptop&keyword=linux).
In specific - how well all hardware goodies work in linux - power
management/scaling, wifi, bluetooth, card reader, X, etc etc...
The model is *Acer Aspire AS5738Z-422G25MN*. It comes with Intel Dual
Core T4200 and Intel GMA 4500.
Thanks,
Boaz.
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